# US 10,873,007 B2 · Light-emitting device with trench and through-hole in a pair of leads for stress reduction

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- Number: US 10,873,007 B2
- Document ID: US10873007B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/535,460
- Filed: 2019-08-08
- Published: 2020-02-13
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-09
- Assignees: Nichia Corporation
- Applicants: Nichia Corporation
- Inventors: Ryosuke Wakaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873007B2

## CPC

- H10H 20/8506: {Containers}
- H10H 20/857: Interconnections, e.g. lead-frames, bond wires or solder balls
- H10H 20/01: Manufacture or treatment
- H10H 20/853: characterised by their shape
- H10W 90/726: {between a chip and a stacked lead frame, conducting package substrate or heat sink}
- H10H: INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10

## Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a package and a light-emitting element. The package includes a pair of leads each including a main body portion and an extension portion, a resin portion holding the pair of leads, and a concave portion having a bottom surface where an upper surface of each of the pair of leads is exposed. The extension portion extends from an outer edge of the main body portion to an outer surface of the package. The light-emitting element is mounted at the bottom surface of the concave portion. The main body portion has a trench and a through-hole in a portion of the main body portion buried in a sidewall of the concave portion. The through-hole is continuous with the trench. When viewed in top-view, the through-hole is provided inward of the outer edge of the main body portion at a vicinity of the extension portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A light-emitting device, comprising:
a package including a pair of leads, a resin portion holding the pair of leads, and a concave portion having a bottom surface where an upper surface of each of the pair of leads is exposed; and
a light-emitting element mounted at the bottom surface of the concave portion, wherein
the pair of leads each include a main body portion and an extension portion,
the extension portion extends from an outer edge of the main body portion to an outer surface of the package,
the main body portion includes a trench and a through-hole in a portion of the main body portion buried in a sidewall of the concave portion, the through-hole being continuous with the trench, and
when viewed in a top-view, the through-hole is provided inward of the outer edge of the main body portion at a vicinity of the extension portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the resin portion is inside the through-hole.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the through-hole has a configuration extending along the outer surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The device according to claim 3, wherein a length of the through-hole in a direction along the outer surface is longer than a length of the extension portion in the direction along the outer surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the through-hole has a configuration extending in a direction crossing a straight line connecting the extension portion and the light-emitting element.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein
a lower surface of the main body portion is exposed at the resin portion, the lower surface being provided on a side opposite to an upper surface of the main body portion, and
when viewed in a bottom-view, the through-hole is positioned between the extension portion and the lower surface of the main body portion.